© 2015 The Authors. Advancing the practical utility of nonlinear optical microscopy requires continued improvement in imaging depth and contrast. We evaluated second-harmonic generation (SHG) and third-harmonic generation images from ex vivo human skin and showed that a sub-40 fs, 1060-nm Yb-fiber laser can enhance SHG penetration depth by up to 80% compared to a >100 fs, 800 nm Ti:sapphire source. These results demonstrate the potential of fiber-based laser systems to address a key performance limitation related to nonlinear optical microscopy (NLOM) technology while providing a low-barrier-to-access alternative to Ti:sapphire sources that could help accelerate the movement of NLOM into clinical practice.
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Balu, M., Saytashev, I., Hou, J., Dantus, M., & Tromberg, B. J. (2015). Sub‐40 fs, 1060‐nm Yb‐fiber laser enhances penetration depth in nonlinear optical microscopy of human skin. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(12), 120501. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.20.12.120501
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